indikitch

Tried Indikitch for the first time a couple days ago with an Indian friend of mine before going to an Indian music concert. The concept copies the Chipotle model (you can read that on the other reviews) but it works quite well. I had rice, lentils (sorry forgot all the Indian names) and paneer with spinach. My friend (who loves to cook indian food) tried my dish and said it was a bit burnt, but it was alright to my taste.
When we ordered the girl messed up a bit, but the manager came in very quickly and fixed the mistake and even gave us free Mango lassis, which was a nice gesture. They opened 2 months ago I believe and it looks like it’s busy. It’s nice to have an indian place in this neighborhood, avoids a trip to 28^th, east side, which isn’t really a place I hang out in, yet it’s where Indian food is!

As an Indian person, I’m always looking for a fast casual Indian restaurant that actually tastes good. Before Indikitch that didn’t exist in NYC. Indikitch takes the Chipotle model and makes it work very well for Indian food.
I’ve been to the Flatiron location three times now. They have different options (feast, biryani, dosa, and salad) which are all about the same price. By far the biggest bang for your buck is the feast. You get your choice of meat, rice, vegetables, salad, and naan. It’s a very filling portion for most people.
I’ve only ever gotten the chicken tikka, but it’s been very good every time. They flash cook all the meat in a pan before putting placing it in the container. The chickpeas are a little bland and not that tender. The cucmber salad is fresh and has a lot of taste.
By far the best part of Indikitch is the ability to spice up your meal. This isn’t one of those places where very spicy is still mild. As a person who can tolerate a lot of heat, you can get your food spicy enough to get your nose running.

The Indian Chipotle.
Seriously, this place’s business model is a copy and paste job from Chipotle. Is that a bad thing? Of course not!
I had probably the most mild food that this place serves, and it was still too hot for my particular palette. Despite that, the food is well made and the service is good. Great casual fast food dining with a twist.

Such a cool concept for Indian cuisine. I love the idea of making your own plate.
I tried the chicken tikka — extra spicy (and they weren’t kidding around). With chickpeas, rice, salad and naan. By no means is this authentic, but still really good.

Essentially the Chipotle of Indian food, but still delicious. I ordered the Feast with Mushroom Kadai, beet salad, chickpeas, & saffron rice, as well as a side of samosas. I wasn’t sure what to expect but it was delicious! The rice is flavorful, the chickpeas had excellent seasoning and the best salad was a different take for that side. The mushroom Kadai was amazing, not too oily or greasy at all, and the mushrooms are cooked just perfect. Even the samosas weren’t too heavy and I love the dipping sauces. I had to go back a second time the next day, I craved it all again immediately! Great go-​to spot for a quick bite.

The world needs more fast Indian food like this! It is basically what has Chipotle done to Mexican food but in an Indian way.

Their chicken tikka was pretty solid, and I loved the naan! YUMMMM this is a great place to go to for a quick lunch. It’s fast yet filling!

Dined there several times and while the food is delicious & packed with flavors it’s heavy and greasy. Today I ate the dosa filled with paneer tikka. Super oily and heavy not to mention I was in food coma for a few hours this afternoon.
The chicken biryani is delicious! If you can handle the spice go for the spicier version.
4 stars for the amazing flavors but not happy about the calorie count and the greasy food! Makes me feel uncomfortable & sleepy almost every time I’ve eaten it!

Never heard of this place? Think of Indikitch as an Indian Chipotle. Good, fresh food, served quickly in a bright, airy space, with rock music playing.
I came here tonight and ordered the Feast. It is a platter-​type option that seems to be very popular. It comes with rice, a choice of meat, a dal, salad, and naan. For some reason, I did not think that was enough, so I ordered samosas.
What you get doesn’t look like much, but it is a lot and you get your moneys worth. I got the chicken tikka, the basmati rice, classic dal, carrot salad, and garlic naan. I am no expert on Indian food, however it was served up quickly and it seemed pretty good to me. The samosas were very good and came with their own sauces — I have no idea what they were — one was green and one was brown.
If you are a big Indian food fan, I highly recommend checking this place out and letting me know what you think.

indikitch has been on my bookmarks for quite sometime, but I just never had a chance to go.
Well, yesterday I decided to pop in for some take out dinner. I ordered the Feast with Chicken Tikka, Chickpea Dal, Carrot side salad and the Garlic Naan. Wow. For a «fast food» style meal, this was very delicious! I think it’s authentic enough for people who enjoy great Indian food. The portion looks small, but it is definitely filling!
The staff was all very friendly!
Will be back for more.

5 stars and my Work Wife agrees — I wined and dined her here after leaving the office, though we actually opted for blood orange lemonades instead of wine.
We both chose the Feast option, including completely customizable choices for rice, a main protein, dal, cold salad and naan. Initially I thought it might be too much food, but my better half reassured me that I could muster up the strength for the full experience and my tummy did not regret it. My chicken tikka (mild) was delicious and incredibly well-​seasoned, especially for a Chipotle-​esque joint. Ditto for the original dal, which gets bonus points for its not-​too-​mushy texture. Both paired well with the saffron rice and the cucumber salad side option was refreshing AF. My vegetarian dining companion opted for the saag paneer which was also worthy of 5 stars and looked great.
Considering affordability (my filling meal plus the fancy delicious lemonade was $ 14 and change), uniqueness and execution of the products (both A+), efficiency and helpfulness of staff (both extremely speedy and accommodating for us first-​timers) and overall cool vibe/​branding/​graphics (these things impress me), there’s no way to give indikitch a less than stellar review. I’ll be returning to the Flatiron location to try the biryani, dosa, and salad options and am eager to visit the Columbus Circle restaurant as well.

Indikitch stands out in the crowd of fast casual places in the area. Their pork has been consistently great every time and I appreciate the volume, nutrition and taste of food. I really should come more.
Lunch order: mild pork feast, beets, normal dal, saffron rice, garlic naan. ~$ 11

Fast-​and-​casual meets Indian, and I’m sure as heck happy about it. Just like its’ partners in the fast-​and-​casual game, you get way too much food for the $ 10 you pay. Long gone are the days of going into Curry Hill and only tasting the huge helping of chicken tikka masala that has now gone cold since you’ve taken forever to finish it.
Indikitch allows you to order a feast (meat + four sides), biryani (rice bowl), salad, or dosa (crêpe). I had to get the feast, with chicken tikka. There are lots of spicy options, so if you like that — go for it! There’s also a vegetarian option (paneer cheese or mushrooms!). You choose a rice, lentils or chickpeas, a veggie, and top off with free naan! The naan wasn’t fabulous, but to be honest, the chicken tikka and chickpeas were great.
Plus, Madison Square Park is close and with lots of tables, you can enjoy your Indian food and watch people wait hours for Shake Shack!

Stumbled upon this place and recognized it as the Chipotle of Indian food so I had to give it a try. Got the biryani with chicken tikka. The rice was really good and flavorful with all the spices, but the chicken tikka did not taste anything like chicken tikka. I mean it wasn’t terrible, but I wasn’t sure what I was eating. I’d come back to give these guys another try since the concept is awesome and I really am rooting for these guys to do well!

Oh, so this is the place everyone refers to as Indian Chipotle.
I’m on board with the ‘fast casual’ trend. I’m a busy man, and with Indikitch I can get far, far too much food for $ 8-​$ 11 very quickly, and then offend anyone within a 20 foot radius with my garlic breath all afternoon.
As I always do at places like this, I panicked when it was my turn to order. (What if I order wrong?!) I’m trying to stop being a gluttonous mess, so I immediately eliminated the ‘Feast’ and went with the chicken biriyani. Unfortunately, I then saw that the biriyani is somehow more calories than the Feast. This is wrong (fix it, Indikitch). I should’ve gotten the Feast. Always get the Feast.
That said, the chicken biriyani was quite tasty… especially for food I walked out with five minutes after I walked in. Fresh, well seasoned, and accompanied by several sauces (including some pineapple yogurt thing) that I have no complaints about.
Sure, it’s not the best choice when you have to talk to a lot of people, or function properly in the afternoon, but if you have any semblance of will power and can only eat half at a time? Indikitch is solid.

Definitely indian chipotle — a quick option for lunch where you make fast decisions about what you want to eat and it all comes together in a bowl.
Meats tried — pork, and the chicken tikka — both I would have again. I enjoyed the samosas as well. Very delicious! And spicy enough.
Naan was not very authentic unfortunately — almost made this a 3 star review rather than 4.

This place is great! Definitely an Indian style Chipotle but so much better and more seating. They need to open more locations especially near NYU.
There is definitely something for everyone on the menu for every diet– vegan, paleo, gluten free, etc. Everything looks absolutely amazing. I went with a chicken tikka salad with the most perfect chicken to salad ratio as you can see in my pic. They usually put a yogurt dressing for the salads but I am glad that you can opt out of it cause I am allergic to dairy. I hope they will come up with dairy free dressing but it was OK cause it was infused with delicious spices like coriander and coconut.
Portions were very generous and for the 1^st time I had to ask my friend to help me finish it.
I felt like my server and I had trouble communicating cause I couldn’t hear him over the sizzles and steams. But it’s ok cause he made up for it by giving me a free mango lassi at the end even though I told him I was allergic to dairy lol but I don’t think he knew that or maybe he was trying to play a joke on me. Who knows.
I usually write short reviews for places that are awesome so you should definitely try this place out and see for yourself :)

Indikitch for me borders on a 3.5 rating — the 1^st time I stopped here during lunch hours on a weekday & it was packed. The line was out of control — so I ran away. Last week, went back around 9 pm on a Friday night for a quick dinner and things were much better. Managed to snag a table as well.
I opted for the feast — paneer tikka, saffron rice, garlic naan and mixed lentils with a cucumber salad. It sounds like a LOT — it’s NOT!
The naan is on the smaller side and they literally give you 3 spoons of rice & 2 spoons of dal. The main (paneer tikka) was a good sized quantity though. You can opt for the mild or the spicy sauce for the main and the guy at the counter suggested I go for the ‘spicy’ as the «mild is really mild». I guess my Indian genes give me away as a super spicy eater =) Well, I’m not and the spicy was super duper spicy — they really bring on the red chili powder, so recommend sticking to the mild — it’s probably on the medium side.
I did enjoy most of my meal — even though I got heartburn afterwards ;) The lentils especially were really flavorsome. The main is made-​to-​order and the paneer was soft and fresh. I might not order the sides next time round, but just do the main with either naan or rice — will be more satiating.
Also got the orange lemonade ($ 3.50) and it was a perfect accompaniment — tangy and sweet, but not too sweet.
The total bill came to about $ 15 with taxes — so not exactly very cheap, as this spot is a stone’s throw away from Curry Hill, which has a zillion other options.

I’ve been excited to try Indikitch ever since I randomly stumbled upon their menu in my office’s front desk. After having checked out their menu and website, I came to the conclusion that they’re basically Chipotle for Indian food… this sounds pretty fantastic… in theory.
Out front they have a sign that bills them as having delicious food for under $ 10…welp, I wandered in and decided to finally try it out for myself.
So meals here are generally pretty customizable. Like their Mexican cousin Chipotle, you join a line of hungry people and then proceed to choose a meat, how you’d like it fashioned into a meal, extras, choose a drink, etc.
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Their meal options are:
Biryani — Saffron Rice Bowl with your choice of Main, drizzled with a Raita yogurt & peanut-​pepper dressing.
Dosa — Rice & Lentil Crêpe made of fermented batter filled with your choice of Main served over crisp romaine & coriander mayo with coconut chutney.
Live Fire Salads — your choice of Main fired with Tawa Masala spices and pickled onions, served over crisp romaine, coriander pesto and naan chips.
Or you can order a «Feast «- which comes with two sides from their side menu:
+ Rice
+ Basmati Rice (Brown or Saffron).
+ Side Salad
+ Carrot, Beet, Cucumber.
+ Dal (Classic Dal, Chick Peas (Veg),
+ Yellow Lentil.
+ Naan (Original, Wheat or Garlic).
Their meat/​main options are as follows:
+ Chicken Tikka — Marinated in Tandoori Spices, then roasted.
+ Pulled Pork Vindaloo — Slow roasted for 6 hours in a tangy, fiery sauce.
+ Goan Fish — Add $ 1. Roasted in banana leaf with coconut curry.
+ Paneer Tikka — Fresh cheese marinated in Tandoori spices.
+ Mushroom Kadai — Grilled with ginger & herbs in tomato coconut sauce.
+ Saag Paneer — Spinach & fresh cheese in a ginger-​spiced sauce.
Their extras menu includes:
+ Samosas — Crispy pastries filled with potatoes, peas and spices with coriander & tamarind chutney.
+ Onion Bhaji — Onion fritters battered in spiced chickpea flour with coriander & tamarind chutney.
+ Chaat Style — Upgrade your Samosa or Onion Bhaji with chick peas, cool mint, tangy tamarind chutneys, yogurt and spices.
+ Mulligatawny Soup — A tangy lentil soup made with coconut milk and tamarind.
+ Naan Bread — Your choice of Original, Wheat, or Garlic.
+ Grilled Pineapple Raita — Yogurt side prepared with grilled pineapple, roasted cumin, cilantro and jalapeños.
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I ordered their Chicken Tikka, Biryani style with white saffron rice and no extras. Came out to $ 10 and change. Lol. Their sign was false advertising considering that what I went with wasn’t even the most expensive meal option on the menu. Not a big deal, but incorrect street signs and advertising lies in general are a pet peeve of mine.
For almost $ 11 I was disappointed by the amount of food. $ 9 in Chipotle gets you basically a burrito that can serve as 2 meals. Their plates are wide but without depth and the rice to chicken ratio was not good at all.
Thank goodness that this meal comes with a sauce on the side — actually 2 — their Grilled Pineapple Raita and a sauce similar to tikka masala sauce. The raita was strange, it tasted very sweet and made my chicken taste as if I had sprayed body splash from Bath & Body Works on it (lol — I made this remark to my coworker who I was eating with and specifically said to her that it was going in my Unilocal Review.
In all, I was torn between 3 and 4 Unilocal stars — but I have to go with 3. Food portions need to be evaluated given what they are charging and their proximity to superior Indian food a short walk away (Curry Hill, duh), their Chicken Tikka should be saucier when served on a bed of rice and the meat: rice ratio needs to be improved upon. At least service was friendly, quick and the food itself was tasty — although the rice was dry and its texture was overcooked… That’s NA’ANsense. Yeah, 3 stars it is.

This place is very similar to chipotle in terms of set up! the menu has many options but I suggest the biryani with tandoori paneer (so so good) which is vegetarian. This bowel it self looks like chipotles burrito bowel.
I suggest the strawberry lemonade too!
Cheers and enjoy